seethes

verb

Definition of seethesnext
present tense third-person singular of seethe
1
as in churns
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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2
as in rages
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence

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  1. churns
  2. rages
  3. burns
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  • The buck kicks his feet, churns mud, and slings debris skyward.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
  • As Hurricane Milton churns toward Tampa Bay, scientists say the swiftly intensifying storm could bring historic devastation to Florida’s second-largest metropolitan area.
    Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of churns
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  • In Ukraine's Luhansk region, Russia's offensive along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line Wednesday saw marginal advances near Dvorichna, north of Kupiansk where fighting rages on the outskirts of the settlement, according to a Russian military blogger.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The debate rages on about whether his model is sustainable, and whether and how investors should buy shares of $MSTR.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of rages
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  • The scans identified the same levels of activity in the dopamine-rich areas of the brain in both groups and suggest that, for some, the excitement of romance burns brightly for, regardless of time.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bon has also created prints and giant photo negatives made with shipping containers where there is no developing, just the light which burns into the metal in the film, which are on the walls surrounding the sculptures.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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